Umatilla County climate

Umatilla County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pendleton, 14.2 km from Umatilla County

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 13 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Umatilla County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
72°FDec 16, 2025
Record low
-6°FDec 16, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 8 h 46 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 143°F29°F59°F 20126°F 201441%9%
Dec 243°F29°F69°F 202117°F 201441%9%
Dec 343°F29°F63°F 200717°F 201141%9%
Dec 442°F29°F62°F 200711°F 201341%10%
Dec 542°F29°F65°F 20236°F 201341%10%
Dec 642°F29°F65°F 20233°F 201341%10%
Dec 742°F28°F60°F 20153°F 201341%10%
Dec 842°F28°F63°F 2015-3°F 201341%11%
Dec 941°F28°F66°F 20150°F 201341%11%
Dec 1041°F28°F64°F 20040°F 200941%11%
Dec 1141°F28°F66°F 20253°F 200941%11%
Dec 1241°F28°F65°F 201410°F 200541%11%
Dec 1341°F28°F61°F 202514°F 200541%12%
Dec 1441°F27°F63°F 20258°F 200841%12%
Dec 1540°F27°F63°F 20257°F 200841%12%
Dec 1640°F27°F72°F 2025-6°F 200841%12%
Dec 1740°F27°F63°F 2025-1°F 200841%12%
Dec 1840°F27°F60°F 20247°F 201641%12%
Dec 1940°F27°F59°F 20259°F 200841%12%
Dec 2040°F27°F62°F 20171°F 200841%12%
Dec 2140°F27°F60°F 20142°F 200841%12%
Dec 2240°F27°F66°F 20200°F 202241%12%
Dec 2340°F27°F56°F 20253°F 202241%12%
Dec 2440°F27°F62°F 20051°F 201741%12%
Dec 2540°F27°F60°F 20257°F 201741%12%
Dec 2640°F27°F51°F 200517°F 201741%12%
Dec 2740°F27°F56°F 202212°F 202141%12%
Dec 2840°F27°F59°F 202212°F 202141%12%
Dec 2940°F27°F58°F 201111°F 202141%12%
Dec 3040°F27°F54°F 20183°F 202141%12%
Dec 3140°F27°F51°F 20056°F 201441%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Umatilla County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024155 (Pendleton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00356550, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.